The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-10-11
THE PANCAKE SLIPPED.
Anna Sax Explains Her Assault
Upon The Presidents
Wife.
POst-Dispatch.

Wife.
Post Dispatch.
There was one remarkable incident
connected with the visit of the presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland, and this was
the only thing that marred the other
wise pleasant way in which the ar
engagements for the entertainment were
carried out. 1t occurred yesterday
afternoon, as mentioned elsewhere,
when the presidential patty were driv-
ing out of the fair grounds after the
luncheon at the clubhouse. 1t was
caused by pancake projected from
the hands of Anna Sax, a cook en-
ployed by Dick Morische at his booth
at the fair grounds and which struck
Mrs. Cleveland, slightly soiling her
dress.
Pancakes are supposed to be a dis
tinctively American production, but
antiquarians and Psychologists claim
that they were used with deadly effect
long before the Christian era. Any
way, the secret of their preparation is
not lost art, and among the nations
of Europe All-Hallow Eve is not COM
plete without a dish of the delicacy on
the table. The preparation of the
pancake is simple matter. They are
composed of flour, water and eggs.
Some people are very particular about
the eggs they use, insisting that they
shall have a known pedigree, pedi-
gree that must not be toe long; this
is especially true of the domestic pan
cake. In preparing the commercial
article no questions are asked. The
pancake that hit Mrs. Cleveland was,
according to Ossian, Round as the
shield of my fathers" and resembled
that shield in many respects. Their e
evidently was no design when the bat,
ter was mixed to make any of the
subsequent productions into weapons
of efenses or defense, nor was itintend
ed that any of them should be turned
into compliments, but man proposes
and his proposals are disposed of wise
or otherwise. This particular pancake
was involved from a spoonful of the
aforesaid commercial batter, and as
Mrs. Sax watched its uncOoked surface
burst into a myriad of beautiful, tiny
bubbles her face shone with pride.
With skillful toss she tossed it into
the air, and as it fell into the griddIe,
exposing its beautifully Drowned side,
her pride expanded into enthusiasm
that could not be controlled. 1t was
triumph of the culinary art, and as
such its history properly should be
perpetuated. Just exactly what hap
pened after this interesting moment
cannot be properly explained. Some
people say she did and some say she
did not. Anyhow the pancake was
missing a few moments later, and was
found on Mrs. CIeveland's lap. There
is startling mystery that must be
untOlded before the causes which
forced this pancake to describe grace
full trajectory from the place of Its
birth to the presidential carriage can
he explained. There is no question
that it did describe this trajectory,
and the numerous students of the sci.
ence of ordinance and gunnery unite
in saying that it had an initial velocity
of fifteen feet per second, and certain
ly dropped in spot calculated to at
tract some little attention, if not to
excite some little alarm and excite
ment. If this was the object it Ger,
tainly succeeded, and minions of the
law who find in their manuals an
ordinance directed against the proput
lion of projectiles of all kinds within
the city limits, prepared to make AL
example of some one.
MRS. ANNA SAX
was held responsible, as it was conclu.
sively proved that she was consulting
and directing engineer of the establish
ment from which the projectile was
forwarded. Mrs. Sax did not deny
that such was the case, and attempted
to explain. Her explanations were
of a description that can only be de
scribed In detail. She told the officers
that as the matter she was directing
was of q houry nature she thought q
pancake was as good as a boquet
There is no doubt that she was excited
everyone else in the vicinity was ex'
cited and anxious to see the president
and his wife, and she being of an i'm
questionable nature. was carried ava y
by her feelings. She was then car.
ried away by the officers of the law on